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Cheeseburger Pizza

This Papa John's Cheeseburger Pizza copycat recipe has a special sauce spread on a crispy pizza crust then topped with ground beef, mozzarella, pickles, and onion.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 16
Calories: 129kcal
Author: Lauren Allen
Cost: 16

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Ingredients

  • 1 recipe pizza dough
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 5-6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (622g)
  • 2/3 cup sliced dill pickle (95g)
  • 1/3 cup chopped onion (47g)

Cheeseburger Pizza Sauce:

Instructions

  • Make pizza dough.
    1 recipe pizza dough
  • Pre-bake dough: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Roll out/stretch pizza dough and pre-bake the dough for 6 minutes.
  • Cook ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, browning and breaking up into small pieces until it's cooked through. Remove grease.
    1 lb lean ground beef
  • Combine pizza sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
    2/3 cup ketchup, 1/3 cup yellow mustard, 1.5 Tablespoons mayonnaise
  • Assemble: Spread sauce on pre-baked pizza crust. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top of the sauce. Sprinkle ground beef and onion on top of the cheese and spread desired number of pickle slices on the pizza. Top with additional cheese.
    5-6 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 2/3 cup sliced dill pickle, 1/3 cup chopped onion
  • Bake for 8-12 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

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Notes

Variations:
    • Add French fries: top the pizza with precooked french fries before baking. Don't judge until you've tried it!
    • Add hot sauce to sauce: sprinkle hot sauce on the final product or mix some in with the sauce before spreading on the pizza.
    • Add other "burger" toppings: cooked bacon pieces, peppers, different cheeses, onion rings.

Make Ahead Instructions: Pre-bake the pizza dough, then add all cheeseburger pizza toppings. Cover well with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to one day in advance before baking.

Freezing Instructions: Assemble pizza on pre-baked crust. Cover well and freeze for up to 2 months. Bake as directed, from frozen, adding a few minutes to the cook time.

Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 424mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 303IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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